"gettable" meaning in English

See gettable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɛtəbəl/ [UK], /ˈɡɛtəbl/ [UK], /ˈɡɛdəbəl/ [US], /ˈɡɛdəbl/ [US], /ˈɡɛtəbəl/ [US], /ˈɡɛtəbl/ [US] Forms: more gettable [comparative], most gettable [superlative], getable [alternative], gettabill [alternative], gettible [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛtəbəl Etymology: From get + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|get|able}} get + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} gettable (comparative more gettable, superlative most gettable)
  1. (originally Scotland) Able to be gotten. Synonyms: obtainable

Alternative forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ungettable"
    },
    {
      "word": "unobtainable"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "get",
        "3": "able"
      },
      "expansion": "get + -able",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From get + -able.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more gettable",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most gettable",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getable",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gettabill",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gettible",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gettable (comparative more gettable, superlative most gettable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -able",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2025, Amy Howe, in: Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, March 5 (complete) (live blog transcript), SCOTUSblog, 2025-03-05",
          "text": "I think that of the court's conservative justices, [Amy Coney Barrett] is (as the order today [in Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition] suggests and yesterday's decision [in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA]) one of the justices that may be more \"gettable\" to join the court's liberal justices."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Able to be gotten."
      ],
      "id": "en-gettable-en-adj-j0BpINVT",
      "links": [
        [
          "Able to",
          "able to"
        ],
        [
          "gotten",
          "gotten"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(originally Scotland) Able to be gotten."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "obtainable"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛtəbəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛtəbl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛdəbəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛdəbl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛtəbəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛtəbl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtəbəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gettable"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ungettable"
    },
    {
      "word": "unobtainable"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "get",
        "3": "able"
      },
      "expansion": "get + -able",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From get + -able.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more gettable",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most gettable",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getable",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gettabill",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gettible",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gettable (comparative more gettable, superlative most gettable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms suffixed with -able",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛtəbəl",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛtəbəl/3 syllables",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2025, Amy Howe, in: Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, March 5 (complete) (live blog transcript), SCOTUSblog, 2025-03-05",
          "text": "I think that of the court's conservative justices, [Amy Coney Barrett] is (as the order today [in Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition] suggests and yesterday's decision [in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA]) one of the justices that may be more \"gettable\" to join the court's liberal justices."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Able to be gotten."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Able to",
          "able to"
        ],
        [
          "gotten",
          "gotten"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(originally Scotland) Able to be gotten."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛtəbəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛtəbl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛdəbəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛdəbl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛtəbəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɛtəbl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtəbəl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "obtainable"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gettable"
}

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